Your Top 5 ''Neo''-''Indie-pop'' bands
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Bubblegum_Perfume — 9 years ago(November 21, 2016 06:44 PM)
What are your top five bands debuting (let's say) post-2005 whose music pays homage to/retains the spirit of the "classic" 80s indie-pop bands. Can range from lo-fi noisy-punk like Vivian Girls to dream-pop like Wild Nothing.
GO!
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Bubblegum_Perfume — 9 years ago(November 22, 2016 03:55 AM)
Well was hoping for an actual Top 5, but thats cool.
APTBS definitely, the debut is like a slightly more post-punky
Psychocandy
. Beach House probably scrape in at the very mellow dream-poppy end of the spectrum. Ive given Lower Dens a listen but honestly dont recall much. Thought Ty Segall was pure Garage Rock (I could be wrong). Was going for (Indie)POP jangly and/or fuzzy guitars, girl-group harmonies but with a lo-fi/off the cuff charm.
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Dayodead — 9 years ago(November 22, 2016 05:53 PM)
Ty Segall is Lo-fi and a bit more varied than just Garage Rock.
There are a bunch of newer independent bands playing with Shoegaze, Dream Pop, "90's" indie, Noise, etc so the list is longI'll post you some when I get a chance to type them outMaybe some you haven't heard of(Doubtful)and some I know you would dig -
Nogbad_the_Bad — 9 years ago(November 22, 2016 09:33 AM)
I seem to have gone off the Vivian Girls, after having a phase of being very keen on them. So that leaves -
Best Coast
Dum Dum Girls
Limiñanas
The Mantles
Warpaint
It has to be said that I like the Mantles in "channelling the Clean" mode, rather than "we want to sign for Slumberland" mode. They divide their time pretty equally between the two. I am at least 75% less indie than I used to be these days, and it shows.
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Bubblegum_Perfume — 9 years ago(November 22, 2016 04:31 PM)
Yep I know you struggle with contemporary "indie" but thanks for the input.
BC and DDG (and VG) just missed the cut for me. Like I said, my picks are pretty tentative so on any other day.
The little Warpaint I've heard didn't grab me initially. I may have to give them another shot. I know they have a couple of very vocal supporters here.
Liminanas and The Mantles I haven't heard so I'll definitely give them a listen. I'll probably even find the Slumberland leanings a positive.
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Nogbad_the_Bad — 9 years ago(November 28, 2016 11:52 AM)
Not only do the Mantles sometimes sound like they really want to sign to Slumberland, they have indeed done so, and have released two albums on the label. My sieve-like memory tends to associate them with Mexican Summer, which they only released one or two records on. Anyway, I'm pretty sure you'd like them.
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Bubblegum_Perfume — 9 years ago(November 22, 2016 06:04 PM)
Cheers Doc. I remember hearing La Luz in a shop once and really liking them. Been meaning to look into them further.
The Vaccines didn't really do a lot for me and again as with Ty Segall (above) I always associated Allah-Las more with Garage Rock/Psych revival. Will check out the other two.
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Bubblegum_Perfume — 9 years ago(November 22, 2016 06:00 PM)
Not sure I've heard it either, but was sort of what I was hoping to get at and better the "Nu"-Indie-Pop. I would probably agree Vivian Girls were one of the first of this new wave.
Will check out Las Robertas when I get a chance.
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Bubblegum_Perfume — 9 years ago(November 28, 2016 12:47 AM)
- Summertime
- Lust For Life
- Hellhole Ratrace
Though I do quite like their two later releases, my high rating of them is based almost solely on
Album
, a strong contender for my favorite of the last 10 years.
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YouMightRabbitYouMight — 9 years ago(November 28, 2016 07:14 AM)
I just assumed "Honey Bunny" would have been one of the two.
They're one of those bands that I can listen to all of their output, but those two singles to me are excellent.
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Bubblegum_Perfume — 9 years ago(November 28, 2016 07:40 PM)
Actually not a big fan of "Honey Bunny". Outside the debut I quite like "Carolina" (from
Broken Dreams Club
), "Just a Song" (from
Father, Son, Holy Ghost
) and the single "Lawrence" (inspired by/dedicated to the Felt frontman).
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